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2026 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Conference Report)

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Align Operations with Enrollment Projections

Item 243 #3c

Item 243 #3c

First Year - FY2027 Second Year - FY2028
Education: Higher Education
Maintain Affordable Access FY2027 $20,000,000 FY2028 $0 GF

Language
Page 280, line 2, strike "$0" and insert "$20,000,000".

Page 280, after line 2, insert:

"A. Out of this appropriation, $20,000,000 the first year from the general fund is designated to support public higher education institutions with efforts to align operations with enrollment projections. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia shall solicit proposals from institutions for one-time funding to support consolidation and restructuring efforts. The Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of Education, the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget, the Executive Director of the Council, the Staff Director of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, or their designees, shall review each proposal and determine the allocation of this funding."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $20.0 million GF the first year to support consolidation and restructuring efforts that align higher education institutions' operations with enrollment projections.)